# Accident 19961013035719A: Cessna 337G, Fayetteville, NC, October 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1996, 13:05 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9608° N, 78.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9608&lon=-78.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20EC-2023-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,730 total, 6 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013035719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP. UNAUTHORIZED GEAR ON/OFF SWITCH UNDER PANEL WAS UNKNOWN TO PILOT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA006), Oct 13, 1996: Cessna 337G (N20EC), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unapproved maintenance modification of the landing gear electrical system by maintenance personnel that prevented the extension of the landing gear.

## Other reports on N20EC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991218037759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218037759I), Dec 18, 1999: Cessna 337G (N20EC), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Slaton took off with CFI MEI richard miller & 1 passenger on 12/18/99 at approximately 16:00 CST. Upon takeoff, Addison tower notified the pilot that…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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